Designer Notes
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We love all our designs (and hope you do too!!) but sometimes a piece will stand out in a season, like our French inspired Jeanette lace headband. With embroidered and embellished outer detail, on a French net beaded inner lace flexible headband. Ooh la la!
The Jeanette is available in silver, gold or rose gold metal/silver stones.
Shown with Jeanette bracelet. The Jeanette is available for special order only.
Filigree, a delicate kind of metalwork, suggests lace and is reminiscent of Indian and Asian metalwork. Popular from the 17th to the 19th century in Italian and French metalwork from 1660 to the late 19th century, Filagree is making a fabulous comeback with brides.
The Amalie, our Filigree encrusted bracelet with Swarovski large oval rhinestones and smaller decorate rhinestone chain, celebrates this ancient form of art. The Amalie bracelet is available in silver, gold or rose gold metal with silver, aquamarine or vintage rose stones.
Amalie in gold
Rose gold with silver
Shakespeare's famous tale of love "Romeo and Juliet" offers visions of true love, romantic drama, and hearts filled with longing. One of this year's hottest trends the Juliet Cap Veil offers all that and more. With it's snug to the head style, often delicately embroidered [as our WIllow Veil is seen below] a gathered side or back and long veil trailing down, this look is very classic, feminine and very Downton Abbey! A Juliet Cap Veil matches perfectly with silk biased gowns, big floral arrangements, romantic weddings and all styles past!
The choker [or very fitted necklace the sits snugly around ones neck like a turtle neck] is by far this season's boldest statement piece of jewelry! Pairing well with low or plunging necklines the choker first made a fashion appearance around the time of English Queen [and notorious bold woman!] Anne Boleyn (remember the pearl "B" necklace worn by Natalie Portman playing Anne Boleyn in "The Other Boleyn Sister"). The choker was immensely popular in the late 19th century partly due to England's Alexandra, Princess of Wales [precursor to Diana!] who wore thick rows of pearls and velvet, setting quite the trend.
Here we showcase the Isabella Choker by Justine M Couture.
The classic way to secure a choker is with a ribbon at the back, adding a delicate flutter of feminine satin to counter the boldness of the neckline at the front.
You know we love dramatic style for weddings so here's a gorgeous decor idea for you from The Bleu Dahlia! We love great big gorgeous colorful flowers and think you'll love these too!
The Bleu Dahlia is a boutique design studio specializing in floral design for weddings and events, paper flower art and custom in-house laser cutting. And if you want to match your great big beautiful floral decor be sure to wear a Justine M Couture hair flower (or outfit your maids in them) at your wedding!
Rose Gold. You will be seeing a lot of this sweet vintage metal shade in the next 12 months since this, the year of Pantone's Rose Quartz, just calls for this blush gold color!
Rose Petal Tea bracelets in rose gold (and silver) are shown here with the Basilica Multi Purpose piece worn as a necklace.
Rose Gold works with every skin tone from olive to pale and adds a hint of blush which is always extra flattering on a wedding day!
The Basilica Multi Purpose piece worn as a belt.
The bold and beautiful Amalie Headpiece in rose gold
Now here is another trend after our own hearts: feathers!! The allure... the drama...the early Hollywood Screen Stars knew you just cannot get any more dramatic than feather accents! Check out this fabulous gown by Vera Wang with black ostrich.
Oh and did we mention Justine M Couture has the most gorgeous ostrich feather trimmed veil; the Swan Lake?
A big thank you to This Modern Romance for the above stunning image of the Justine M Couture Swan Lake veil.
Vera knows there's no better way to stop traffic than with feathers and we couldn't agree more!
One of the most dramatic bridal fashion trends of 2016 has got to be the (pleasantly shocking for bridal) deep plunging neck line.
A daring and breathtakingly bold gown by Designer Julie Vino
Vera Wang shows off a dramatic low neckline in her 2016 collection
This show stopping, cleavage-bearing trend, being shown by the hottest bridal designers, is the perfect setting for dramatic necklaces!
Reem Acra shows off a plunging neckline from their collection
Our own version of the deep neckline style, showing the Justine M Couture Basilica Multipurpose Piece
Are you daring enough to try this new trend? We'd love to know!
Gorgeous bridal veils, accessories and jewelry. The Justine M Couture Collection of bridal jewelry, accoutrements and veils, is crafted from the absolute finest elements available in the world: Sterling Silver, precious gold fill, luxurious fabrics, authentic Swarovski crystals and unique vintage elements culled from many shores all brought together to be designed and fashioned by hand in America to create the finest Bridal Accessory line available.
